Hypholoma dispersum
Family Strophariaceae · Updated October 2026
98US records
11states
Novbusiest month
98 US records since 1937 (19 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Jun 2, 2025 (about 17 months ago) near Roan Mountain, Carter County, TN, a preserved specimen in University of Tennessee Fungal Herbarium. Most US records come from California, Washington and Oregon, and the busiest months are Nov, Oct and Dec. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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☠ Dangerous genus. The genus Hypholoma includes sulphur tuft and relatives. Mushrooms in this group have caused serious or fatal poisonings.
Lookalike warning. Many mushrooms, including deadly ones, closely resemble each other, and the only reliable identification comes from an expert looking at the actual specimen (often with spore prints or microscopy). Never use a name, photo or record count on this page to decide what something is.
When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Nov, Oct, Dec.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Mendocino County, CA (21) · latest Dec 8, 2011
- Humboldt County, CA (14) · latest Dec 4, 2024
- Lane County, OR (8) · latest Nov 24, 2021
- Lewis County, WA (5) · latest Oct 2, 1992
- King County, WA (4) · latest Sep 24, 1978
- Snohomish County, WA (4) · latest Oct 5, 1992
- Washington County, OR (3) · latest Nov 9, 1977
- Whatcom County, WA (3) · latest Nov 7, 2023
- Jefferson County, WA (3) · latest Oct 30, 2024
- Grays Harbor County, WA (3) · latest Nov 12, 2000
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